A driver of a stolen car who police say crashed into a another vehicle and sideswiped a Metro bus, sent 13 people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.

The Beacon Journal reports the driver tried to pass another car before hitting the bus near the intersection of South Arlington Street and Second Avenue around 2:40 p.m.

Police are now searching for the driver of the car after they say he fled the crash scene.

Police said 13 people were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

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